Former Whitchurch scoutmaster jailed for 28 more child sex offences

Martyn Tucker, 70, admitted 28 further offences of indecent assault or gross indecency involving another eight youngsters between 1967 and 1985.
Mold Crown Court heard at the time of the original hearing that some offences were carried out when he was assistant scout master of the Whitchurch scout troop.
Tucker also carried out abuse while he was the manager of Fosters menswear in the town, taking boys to the shop’s changing rooms.
He was arrested at his home in Sealand Road, Chester, in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal when one of his victims made a complaint to police.
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